The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

3. Faith puts us upon Soul-in-nobling employments.

3. Faith puts us upon Soul-in-nobling imployments.

It puts a man upon Prayer, Holy exercises, Communion with God; which are noble Employments, above the World. Faith makes the soul live high, above the World, above the Earth. Faith carries the soul to Heaven, makes it live were it had its First breath, and being, makes our way to lye above, our Conversation to be in Heaven, our joys to be there, our affections there, our hearts there. — By Faith Enoch walked with God; he conversed with God, had to do with God daily, the great God of Heaven and Earth daily in supplications and meditations, and holy conversation. All which are noble employments. The higher the person we have to do withal, the more noble are the employments.

It puts a man upon Prayer, Holy exercises, Communion with God; which are noble Imployments, above the World. Faith makes the soul live high, above the World, above the Earth. Faith carries the soul to Heaven, makes it live were it had its First breath, and being, makes our way to lye above, our Conversation to bee in Heaven, our joyes to bee there, our affections there, our hearts there. — By Faith Enoch walked with God; hee conversed with God, had to do with God daily, the great God of Heaven and Earth daily in supplications and meditations, and holy conversation. All which are noble imployments. The higher the person wee have to do withall, the more noble are the imployments.

And they are such as do in-noble the Soul. No man hath to do with God in any way, but he is in-nobled by it. — Moses face shone, when he had been conversing with God. God doth shed ⟨p. 98⟩